2025-2026 Student Association of the ACOFP Committee Application
  • 2025-2026 Student Committees Volunteer Form

    Please complete and submit the application below by June 1, 2025.
  • Submit your applications for a ten-month term (June 2025 - April 2026) on the Student Education, Student Membership Recruitment, Student Public Relations, and/or Student Resolutions Committees.

    Each committee comprises a chair, vice chair, secretary, and member. The chair will oversee meeting arrangements and coordination with the vice chair, while the secretary will manage minutes and communication with the national office. All meetings will take place virtually.

  • The Education Committee's mission and objectives are focused on engaging students and promoting educational advancement by developing osteopathic family medicine topics, researching areas of interest to our student members, and disseminating relevant materials through ACOFP. Activities include:

    • Contribute two monthly articles related to osteopathic family medicine to be published on the blog and student newsletter.
    • Conduct research on subjects pertinent to our student interests.
    • Assess and recommend OMT resources for the student eLearning Center.
    • Conduct podcast interviews featuring academic family medicine leaders and diversity of career options in family medicine or other topics as identified.
    • Collaborate on the student programs and workshops at the ACOFP Annual Convention.
    • Collaborate with other committees of the Student Association of the ACOFP, NSEB and ACOFP.

     

  • The Membership Recruitment Committee's mission and objectives are to support local chapter leadership with membership recruitment incentives, creating and sharing resources for chapter membership recruitment activities, and serving as a resource for chapters and monitoring the membership. Activities include:

    • Collaborate with student chapter presidents to support first-year student recruitment efforts and campus fairs.
    • Monitor chapter membership trends and promote participation in the ACOFP Student Chapter Recruitment Award.
    • Support efforts to increase awareness of ACOFP and increase student membership.
    • Continue enhancing the membership recruitment toolkit to help chapters effectively promote ACOFP on campus.
    • Collaborate with the Chapter Outreach Director to assist new chapters in building a membership.
    • Collaborate with the NSEB, ACOFP Membership Committee and ACOFP.
  • The Public Relations Committee's mission and objectives are to develop campaigns to promote student involvement through ACOFP channels of public communication, highlighting student and chapter engagement and osteopathic family medicine. Activities include:

    • Submit monthly social media posts and blog content that highlight osteopathic medical students and chapter activities.
    • Develop and promote content for awareness months, appreciation weeks, and national recognition days through coordinated social media campaigns.
    • Promote the students attending the national ACOFP convention.
    • Identify, collect, and promote social media handles for student chapters and Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs).
    • Collaborate with other Student Association of the ACOFP committees, the National Student Executive Board (NSEB), and the ACOFP national office to support unified messaging and engagement.
  • The Resolutions Committee's mission and objectives are to act as a voice for osteopathic medical students by researching, developing, and submitting resolutions to the ACOFP Congress of Delegates on topics important to student members and osteopathic family medicine.

    • Survey and engage student members to identify topics of interest and offer support for resolution development.
    • Research, draft, and submit student-led resolutions to the National Student Executive Board for consideration by the ACOFP Congress of Delegates.
    • Promote and encourage student delegate participation at the state level.
    • Collaborate with the National Student Executive Board, the ACOFP Resolutions Review Committee, and the national office to support the resolution process.
  • Applicant Information


  • Student Committee Selection Process

    The National Student Executive Board will review the applications and notify all applicants of their assignment no later than July 1. Please contact ACOFP at students@acofp.org if you have any questions. Thank you for your submission!
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